Fitter

4 days ago

Peterborough, United Kingdom Howden Full time

**The Big Picture**:
Howden are a global engineering business who focus on providing clients with industrial products that help multiple sectors improve their everyday processes. Howden’s core focus is on providing quality solutions for air and gas handling, and have over a century of experience in doing so.

As a Fitter, you will work within a small team, building reciprocating gas compressors or steam turbines. You will manage all internal tests, ensuring any problems are identified and corrected prior to the customer test, which is also led by the Fitter. Once the test process is complete, the Fitter co-ordinates key tasks for despatching the compressor/steam turbine to the customer. During the build of reciprocating Steam Turbines, Gas Receipting Compressors and Gearbox assemblies, this will incorporate virtually every mechanical assembly aspect including: a wide range of fitting skills, assembling of components and testing.

**What Needs To Be Done?**:

- Assembly processes and fitting techniques
- Rotors
- Diaphragms
- Shaft alignment
- Gears & Gear Boxes Assembly
- Sub Assemblies
- Linkage & Control Systems
- Machine testing
- Health & Safety
- Delivering customer solutionsWork may be allocated by the Cell Manager or Team Leader and working in a team of three or four people to build the compressor, with different team members working on the compressor at different times or all at once as required. It may also be necessary to work on a number of contracts simultaneously, completing work as required.
- Building the Compressor/Steam Turbine- Working from drawings and to a time schedule in line with documentation, participate in the building of the compressor/steam turbine, including fitting and assembling various compressor/steam turbine components to the base plate or build up from temporary blocks
- Liaise with Designers as required
- Management and movement of components as required, for example push and pull things through the business through the Expeditor or personally from Stores if required
- Completion of job cards on a daily basis ensure all hours are booked accordingly
- Make sure that all route cards and drawings are returned to the job once your operation has been completed so it can then be moved on to its next operation
- All job card allocated hours must be completed in the given time, if this is not the case then your team leader or line manger must be made aware so that the reasons can be understood
- Be proactive in managing what can be achieved with the tools, materials and equipment available
- Interact with other tradesman when required to ensure that every team member can focus on completing their tasks and at the right time
- Testing- Make appropriate arrangements for movement of the compressor/steam turbine the test process to be managed in an allocated test bay or on the test bed
- Carry out hydrotesting - pressure testing for leaks in pipework/cylinders
- Co-ordinate and work with the Inspectors and Quality team to ensure that all pre customer testing processes are complete and ensuring that the compressor/steam turbine is capable of what achieving what the customer wants
- Identify problems and work with other ‘experts’ in order to manage any problems that need solving prior to the customer visit
- Manage the customer throughout the test procedure ensuring smooth running of process and that the customer is happy
- Despatch- After testing, prepare the compressor/steam turbine for despatch
- Ensure protection for component parts
- Implementation of labelling
- Raising and positioning of packing note
- Health & Safety- Keep your working area clean and tidy
- Use all appropriate personal protection equipment for your job
- Ensure full understanding and implementation of personal obligations relation to the Health & Safety at Work Act and the Company’s Health & Safety Policy
- Systems Management- Ensure understanding and implementation where appropriate of processes relating to ISO9001:2000 (Quality procedures)
- Team- Work as part of the Assembly team and when required, utilise your knowledge, skills and experience in other areas of the business as required
- Provide feedback and offer ideas and suggestions for improving team performance
- Communication- Produce reports and written correspondence as required for this role
- Understand where the role of Fitter, fits into the ‘bigger picture’ of assembly
- Ensure feedback loop to Cell Manager and Team Leader outlining general activities of role and ‘how we are doing’
- Administration- Co-ordinate all route documentation and book time as appropriate
- Ensure job cards are completed accurately and on time

**What Do You Need To Bring?**:

- Skills, Knowledge & Experience- Compressors/steam turbines
- Rotating machinery Skills
- Reading and understanding engineering drawings
- Using measuring equipment
- Able to work to close tolerances
- Able to use air tools, Air drill, grinders
- Scraping “bores and flat surfaces

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